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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:06:30 GMT

Humza Yousaf says he is confident of winning a no-confidence vote next week despite opposition calls for him to quit.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:13:34 GMT

Political leaders fight for headlines ahead of local elections, leading to rumours of a general election.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:04:26 GMT

Mr Khan says he is "sorry for any hurt" caused over remarks he made in a recent interview.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:25:10 GMT

The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:17:32 GMT

The Irish government says the UK's plan is already causing an influx of migrants to the Republic.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:32:08 GMT

Senior figures from leading institutions are warned of risks to some of their cutting-edge research.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:16:59 GMT

A cross-party committee says vulnerable claimants need more help to make the switch to Universal Credit.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:03:42 GMT

Labour says its plan will improve services - but the Tories say it is "pointless" and "unfunded".


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:00:23 GMT

The home secretary says the Criminal Justice Bill is not the right place for a debate on abortion law.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:26:10 GMT

The first minister is fighting for his political career and his best chance may be a figure from his party's past.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:00:54 GMT

The chancellor says cutting services will cost "a great deal less" than allowing Russia to succeed in Ukraine.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:21:27 GMT

Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:03:44 GMT

NHS waiting lists must be urgently reduced so people can get back to work, the party argues.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:53:28 GMT

The crossbench peer spent 40 years as MP for Birkenhead and was a leading voice on welfare reform.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:28:01 GMT

The Conservatives first promised to end landlords' ability to evict tenants with no reason in 2019.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:14:01 GMT

A dangerous world is colliding with a general election year, writes BBC Political Editor Chris Mason.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:22:58 GMT

The PM says billions of extra spending will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:16:18 GMT

The National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:08:22 GMT

Johnny Timpson says the government is failing to protect vulnerable people by not intervening earlier.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:45:20 GMT

The prime minister says it "underscores" the importance of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:48:56 GMT

Labour previously said it wanted four new UK-wide bank holidays to mark each nation's patron saint day.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:52:24 GMT

The prime minister is travelling to Poland and Germany, highlighting an additional £500m to Ukraine.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:52:37 GMT

Government borrowing for the year was £6.6bn higher than expected, according to new figures.


Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:15:30 GMT

The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently.


Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:43:05 GMT

A Blair-era cabinet minister and a Lib Dem who was last an MP 20 years ago are among those standing again.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:39:54 GMT

West Northants Council's Adam Brown says the authority has "a lot to do" to regain women's trust.


Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:40:34 GMT

But the prime minister says Sir Mark Rowley still needs to rebuild the trust of the Jewish community.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:52:21 GMT

The Question Time audience were surprised when Chris Philp answered an audience member's question about DR Congo.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:51:09 GMT

The shadow transport secretary says neither passengers or taxpayers "can afford for things to continue like this”.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:54:42 GMT

The transport secretary says there is “nothing” in Labour’s plan that will make rail services better for passengers.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:22:12 GMT

Rishi Sunak appears alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom he describes as his "freund".


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:56:12 GMT

Angela Rayner says she knows the Conservatives are "desperate to talk about my living arrangements", opening her question on no-fault evictions.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:57:27 GMT

Mhairi Black says the discovery of mass graves of Palestinians should be treated as a "war crime".


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:53:18 GMT

Oliver Dowden, Angela Rayner and Mhairi Black recall Frank Field who has died at the age of 81.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:09:10 GMT

The prime minister said the world is "the most dangerous it's been since the end of the Cold War".


Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:02:01 GMT

The shadow home secretary said the government should use the money to "boost border security".


Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:08:04 GMT

The PM says there is a "loud minority" who will try to stop government plans to send migrants to Rwanda.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:48:49 GMT

A profile of Humza Yousaf, the SNP leader, who faces a no confidence vote in the Scottish Parliament.


Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:39:04 GMT

The Alba Party MSP could play a crucial role in whether Humza Yousaf continues as first minister.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:50:19 GMT

Labour's deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:32:09 GMT

Cash-strapped local authorities are selling off land, buildings and antiques to clear their debts.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:58:30 GMT

How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:04:15 GMT

The Labour MP who regarded Margaret Thatcher and Enoch Powell as friends.


Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:52:26 GMT

Ministers believe the novel deportation scheme is worth a try, but Labour plans to get rid of it.


Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:00:55 GMT

Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.


Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:00:02 GMT

Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.


Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:57:28 GMT

The votes of young, suburban women are seen as key to electoral success.


Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:01:34 GMT

More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.


Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:19:32 GMT

Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?


Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:30:46 GMT

BBC Scotland News examines what could happen next after the husband of Nicola Sturgeon was re-arrested on Thursday.


Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:43:08 GMT

Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May


Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:47:09 GMT

The government talks about taxes coming down but other talk about them going up. Who is right?


Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:05:51 GMT

The campaign to be the next London mayor has begun with the election due to be held on 2 May 2024.


Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:43:08 GMT

Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May


Sat, 13 Apr 2024 03:52:14 GMT

The BBC unearths crucial new details about the WhatsApp phishing scandal rocking Westminster.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:25:36 GMT

A UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier.


Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:26:02 GMT

The position is currently held by Conservative Ben Houchen who was re-elected in May 2021.

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